Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Michael Lakow, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Wellington, FL

Michael Lakow, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Wellington, Florida, and NPI 1588603088, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1588603088
Name
Michael Lakow
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
Practice location
8440 Lake Worth RD Ste 100, Wellington, FL 33467
Phone
(561) 967-5033
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 8440 Lake Worth RD Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Daniel Amaez, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1518123264
  2. Steven Borzak, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1427031848
  3. Anteria Brown, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1184396772
  4. Alexander Chernobelsky, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1043255292
  5. Aruna Diptee, ARNPNurse Practitioner1215170188
  6. Danielle Duval, ARNP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1669445854

Verify Michael Lakow in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
Open the Florida license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

11,673 Medicare Part D claims for 1,348 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Michael Lakow11,673
  2. Specialty average3,149

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium1,680 claims
  2. Eliquis688 claims
  3. Carvedilol663 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate660 claims
  5. Olmesartan Medoxomil549 claims
  6. Repatha Sureclick518 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The Medicare quality score for 2023: 88.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%83.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,026.77

57 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Lakow$1,026.77
  2. Specialty average$4,923.81

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Medical Specialists OF The Palm Beaches IncAtlantis, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

26 cardiovascular disease physician records list a Wellington practice address

They are 26 of the 1,425 NPPES records with a Wellington practice address, and 1,912 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida

  1. Rafik Abadier, M.D.Inverness, FL1649253147
  2. Syed Abbas, MDOrlando, FL1699729723
  3. Norman Abbott, M.D.Palm Harbor, FL1679582142
  4. Lucien Abboud, MDJacksonville, FL1609055870
  5. Antoine Abchee, MDSt Augustine, FL1548463045
  6. Sahar Abdelmoneim Mohamed, MD MBASouth Miami, FL1396117263
  7. Mohamed Abdul Qader, M.D.Jacksonville, FL1487114633
  8. Manuel Abella, M.DMiami, FL1023095403
  9. Edgar Abovich, MDJupiter, FL1144242066
  10. George Abreut, DOWinter Park, FL1013546407

Common questions

What is Michael Lakow, MD's NPI number?

Michael Lakow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588603088, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Lakow, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8440 Lake Worth RD Ste 100, Wellington, FL, 33467. Phone: (561) 967-5033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Lakow, MD's license?

Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael Lakow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Lakow, MD had 11,673 Medicare Part D claims for 1,348 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Lakow, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.